Have you ever watched a bee gathering pollen? If you have, you know where the old saying, “Busy as a bee” comes from. The bumblebees I tried to photograph yesterday afternoon were not cooperative. They couldn’t be still for two seconds. But who am I to complain? They weren’t combative either. Their minds were centered […]
Jul 22, 2013
Stormy Weather
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The wind in the trees is whispering ominous messages this morning so I went out and snapped a photo of the crepe myrtle in front of the maple in front of the clouds. Yesterday when church was over, I looked out of those huge windows and saw it was raining! My joy overcame my sense […]
Jul 21, 2013
Nature’s Helicopter
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My brother Tracy sent the picture of the Minnesota dragonfly. Now this incredible little insect is neither a dragon nor a fly but to a mosquito, it is might as well be breathing fire. Dragonflies are fascinating little creatures and this one was particularly beautiful with amazing green eyes. His eyes are one of the […]
Jul 6, 2013
The Oklahoma Home Guard
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I have a copy of a very old document. At the top, just above the seal of the Great State of Oklahoma, are the words “The Oklahoma Home Guard”. Below that seal is the name of my grandfather, Levi Latty. Pappy Latty had been too old to go to the Great War so he along […]
Jun 8, 2013
Sitting Down to Breakfast
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As I get older, I think about “the good old days” and the way things used to be. I am grateful for my grandchildren who keep me anchored to the “here and now” and make the present a lively, happy place to be. In the back of my second Etta book, Remembering Etta Bend, I included […]
May 19, 2013
Decoration Day at Caney
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Each third Sunday in May, people gather at a country cemetery in Cherokee County called Caney. I think of it as our family cemetery because many of my family and relatives are buried there. Of course, many others who are unrelated lie there too. Six generations of my family are there, from Clint who was […]
